From the Velodrome to the Mall: The Remarkable Faces Toeing the Line at the 2026 TCS London Marathon
A four-time F1 world champion, Britain’s greatest female Olympian making her marathon debut, and a TV presenter running 26.2 miles for his sister — the celebrity field at this year’s London Marathon is something else entirely.
Race Coverage
Are Hydrogels Better than Traditional Gels for Marathon Fueling?
A new study put sodium alginate gels to the test in an actual marathon — and the results were more complicated than the hype suggested
Run Long Run Healthy
Can A Protein In Your Blood Predict Your 10k Time?
Researchers tested four unconventional biomarkers in runners — and one of them quietly stood apart from the rest
Run Long Run Healthy
Strong Feet, Fewer Injuries? New Research Complicates the Picture
The answer isn’t what most runners — or coaches — would expect
Run Long Run Healthy
LA28 Olympic Tickets Are Now on Sale — Here’s What Runners Need to Know
Global ticket sales opened Thursday for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, with over a million tickets at just $28
Olympics
Boston Marathon Runners, Take a Breath: Race Day Looks Cool After a Sweaty Week
Temperatures are set to climb into the low 70s in the days before the race — but the latest forecast has Patriots’ Day looking close to ideal
Jessy Carveth
Des Linden Just Ran Her First 100K — and She Did It Through the Sahara
The 2018 Boston Marathon champion completed the longest stage in Marathon des Sables history, covering 62 miles of Moroccan desert in just over 12 hours to move into third place overall.
Trail and Ultras
World Athletics Got the Marathon Championship Right in Theory. The Execution Could Be a Disaster.
The standalone World Marathon Championships is the right idea — but the format raises serious questions about whether it will become a genuine global event or an expensive footnote
Race Coverage
When Your Marathon Tattoo Doesn’t Match Your Finish Time, These Investigators Will Find Out
A pair of internet sleuths has spent the past year doing something most runners would never bother with: checking whether the times people tattoo on their bodies actually match their official race results. Their account, the Official Marathon Time Integrity Unit (OMTIU), recently published case files on three runners whose tattoos showed faster times than … Read more
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